Jonas Valanciunas at the centre of Raptors’ offence

VANCOUVER—Jonas Valanciunas probably won’t stand with the ball at the elbow in the Toronto Raptors’ offence this coming NBA season and rifle off no-look, over-the-shoulder passes to cutting teammates.

He may not rip down a defensive rebound and take off dribbling up the court, leading the team in transition and either attacking the basket on his own or dishing off picture-perfect passes to his teammates, filling the wing like some seven-foot Lithuanian Magic Johnson incarnation.